SAP Product Costing Manager - Chemicals & Natural Resources

Hobbsnews; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 87,400 - 253,800; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Plan

Bonus Opportunities

Paid Holidays

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a senior SAP Finance Transformation Manager to lead complex SAP programs for Chemicals & Natural Resources clients. You will translate client goals into compelling roadmaps, define business cases, and drive end-to-end SAP finance solutions using best practices.

This role requires deep SAP experience (S/4HANA, product costing) and a proven ability to manage global delivery teams, collaborate with executives, and advocate AI-enabled finance.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of SAP functional/technical expertise with Product costing.
• 5+ years of SAP projects for Chemicals & Natural Resources clients.
• 2 end-to-end SAP S/4 implementations including planning, estimation and architecture.
• Experience managing SAP delivery teams in a Global Delivery model.
• Prior experience in a Consulting/Advisory role.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years' work experience). If Associate’s Degree, minimum 6-year work experience.
• Travel may be required (0–100%) depending on business need.

Responsibilities

• Engage with senior client Finance executives on business challenges and value of SAP solutions.
• Lead defining SAP journey with business cases and roadmaps, including sales origination and proposals.
• Architect end-to-end Finance solutions leveraging SAP technologies and partner solutions.
• Explain SAP’s Business AI strategy and identify areas where AI adds value.
• Deploy AI use cases within SAP delivery to improve efficiency and explain benefits.
• Advise and design Finance solutions using latest industry and technology best practices.
• Lead large project teams onsite with clients or within Accenture.
• Stay current on regulations and trends; develop assets and best practices for transformation experts.

Skills

SAP

Product costing

Finance transformation

Stakeholder management

Global delivery

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

Job description

We Are:

Accenture's SAP practice, and we live to see how this can transform the way we live and work. We are the industry-leader for building SAP solutions and we're curious and always learning. We're building the smartest team on the planet, and helping our people gain new skills, training, and experience.

SAP technologies power these organizations with modern cloud-based and AI-enabled solutions, and Accenture is the undisputed market leader in this industry. We are continuously expanding our SAP team with advisory skills to continue to drive transformation at scale for our clients.

Additionally, the Chemicals & Natural Resources industry is going through remarkable levels of transformation as they are at the forefront of the AI revolution. Our clients are looking for help to build SAP solutions that allow them to build data centers faster, support AI growth and monetization and enable AI backed business models. As market leaders in their own right, our clients in Chemicals & Natural Resources are looking for market leading partners to support their SAP growth ambitions.

You Are:

You have a passion for storytelling and for originating, selling and delivering SAP-based Finance Transformation projects that make a positive impact in your clients’ business? Are you inspired by working with the best companies in their industries? Want a role that provides you with a sense of purpose and satisfaction?

Then join Accenture and build a rewarding career improving the way the world works and lives, as you help clients innovate with leading-edge SAP and Accenture Finance solutions and technologies on some of the most innovative projects in the world

You will thrive in our highly collaborative, digitally-driven and innovation-led environment. Nurture your talent for thoughtful and game changing solutions in our inclusive culture that values diversity of ideas, experiences and backgrounds.

You are a confident Manager who spots and stays ahead of the SAP platform , industry and Finance trends and knows how to translate client goals into clear and actionable outcomes that everyone can get behind. You know how to fully utilize the capabilities of various SAP platforms to drive business value, transform end-to-end functions and drive leading practices for your clients in markets all over the globe. The more complex their challenges, the more excited you are about leading the charge to solve them.

The Work:

Team with clients on their SAP functional transformation programs through your combined SAP application and functional process expertise which includes your ability to:

• Engage with senior client Finance executives on the business challenges/trends and the potential value of SAP solutions (current & future)
• Lead customers in defining their SAP journey through the development of business cases & roadmaps including during sales origination, proposal development and client presentations
• Architect e2e Finance solutions that leverage SAP technologies, custom apps, & add on partner solutions
• Clearly explain SAP’s Business AI strategy, including an understanding of its capabilities and roadmap. Identify functional areas expertise where AI can deliver real value to clients
• Experience in deployment of AI use cases within SAP delivery to improve efficiency and ability to explain how these AI-driven improvements can enhance project delivery
• Advise, design and deliver Finance solutions based on the latest industry and technology best practices leveraging a SAP solutions and embedded innovation.
• Lead large project teams of varying size and scope – helping them achieve transformational roadmaps - onsite with clients or within Accenture
• Become a trusted expert and advisor to your clients, team, and Accenture Leadership by staying current on regulations, trends, and innovations across your area of expertise
• Be a thought leader, build assets and best practices and develop the next level of transformation experts

Travel may be required for this role. The amount of travel will vary from 0 to 100% depending on business need and client requirements.

Here’s what you need:

• Minimum of 7 years of years of SAP functional/technical expertise with Product costing (additional experience with Cost Accounting processing including, but not limited to: Inventory Valuation, Margin Analysis, Overhead Accounting or Project Accounting preferred but not required)
• Minimum 5 years of experience in SAP projects supporting Chemicals & Natural Resources clients (SAP support / managed services experience will not be considered for this requirement)
• Minimum 2 end-to-end SAP S/4 implementations, including project planning, estimation and solution architecture for Chemicals & Natural Resources clients
• Experience managing SAP delivery teams in a Global Delivery model
• Prior experience in a Consulting/Advisory role
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years' work experience). If Associate’s Degree, must have equivalent minimum 6-year work experience

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We anticipate this job posting will be posted until 09/05/2026.

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